Your Music, My Music, Our Music

Contemporary Artists Connect with Women of King Records

The historic E.T. Herzog studio space recently hosted a series of events and performances which allowed contemporary local artists to engage and participate in the legacy of the groundbreaking female artists of King Records. Led by Kelly Thomas (on behalf of Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation) and Christine Anderson (History Professor at Xavier University), the project compiled interviews from King Legacy artists along with interviews with contemporary local artists like Aprina Johnson, Wonky Tonk, Lady Joya, Chelsea Ford and Kristen Kreft.

Aprina Johnson performs "Satin is Waitin" and discusses crossover music, her familial connections to King, and the women who recorded at King Records in Cincinnati, OH.

Chelsea Ford of the band Chelsea Ford and the Trouble performs "Someone Else's Story" and discusses recently picking up the guitar, her musical roots, and what she's learned from the women who recorded at King Records in Cincinnati, OH.

Celebration and New Website

And on September 25, there was a celebration in the Herzog space for the launch of a new website—one full of information about women who recorded on King Records—titled “Your Music, My Music, Our Music.” Among those attending was King session drummer Philip Paul. DJ April Reign entertained.

Wonky Tonk (Jasmine Poole) performs "Unrequited Life" and discusses her musical background and how it resonates with the story of the women who recorded at King Records in Cincinnati, OH.

Kristen Kreft of the band The Perfect Children performs "Whatever" and discusses her musical upbringing, genres that defy easy categorization, and the stories of the women who recorded at King Records in Cincinnati, OH.

This is only the first phase of a project funded by Ohio Humanities grant. Updates to come!